Assembly Bill 168
Resolution of claims against the state for wrongful imprisonment of innocent persons and exempting from taxation certain amounts an individual receives from the claims board or legislature
Topics: Claims, Income tax: Deduction, Legislature: Tax Exemptions, Joint Survey Committee on, Prison
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Jun 3, 2011
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Committee
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Currently, the claims board is directed to hear petitions for compensation by persons who are released from imprisonment for crimes of which they claim to be innocent. If the board finds that the petitioner was innocent and that he or she did not by his or her own act or failure to act contribute to or bring about the conviction and imprisonment for which he or she seeks compensation, the board must award the petitioner compensation not to exceed $25,000 total nor more than $5,000 for each year of imprisonment. Any award is paid from state general purpose revenues.
If the board determines that it is not able to award an adequate compensation, it is directed to submit a report to the legislature specifying the amount that it considers to be adequate.
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This bill increases the limit on the amount of compensation to a rate of $15,000 per year and eliminates the limit on the total amount of an award. Under the bill, the $15,000 limit is subject to an annual adjustment based upon changes in the cost of living.
The bill also exempts from taxation the payments that an individual, or his or her estate, receives from the claims board, or from the state legislature as a result of claims board action.
Because this bill relates to an exemption from state or local taxes, it may be referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions for a report to be printed as an appendix to the bill.
Who's behind it
9 lawmakers are its . 6 are Democrats and 3 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Frederick Kessler · Democrat, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Staskunas · Democrat, Assembly
- Leon Young · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 0 · Mar 6, 2012
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary and Ethics, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 6, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Mar 6, 2012
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.
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Dec 15, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jun 27, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 10, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 3, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics.
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Jun 3, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jun 3, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Spanbauer, Berceau, Bernier, Bies, Kessler, Pasch, Roys, Staskunas and Young;Cosponsored by Senators Taylor and Hansen
- Jun 3, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Ethics
- Jun 10, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 27, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Dec 15, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary and Ethics, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote